Grid War: Data Centers vs. Citizens — Who Should Control America's Energy Future?
AI is devouring America's power grid — should citizens, corporations, or the government decide who gets the electricity?
Topic Framing
Conflict: Data centers now consume 4% of U.S. electricity and are projected to reach 12% by 2028. This Quarterfinals matchup pits the Economist's market-based solutions against the Contrarian's challenge of every orthodoxy.
Forced tradeoff: Either permit data centers to build where power is cheap — or restrict them and accept slower AI development.
Decision surface: Should regulators impose data center energy caps? Should utilities prioritize residential customers?
Scheduled for Monday, April 20 at 2:30 AM
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